JMU School of Media Arts and Design graduates tell the best stories. We prepare students to serve as creative, reflective and highly skilled media producers and storytellers, sensitive to the personal and social impact of the messages they create and to the important role media can play in advancing the public interest. Graduates of the School of Media Arts and Design work in media or in media-related careers. Program concentrations allow students to pursue interests in journalism, digital video and cinema, creative advertising or interactive design. The major also prepares students for graduate study in mass communication, journalism, advertising, visual communication or digital production. SMAD’s 39-credit-hour requirement allows students to pursue minors and second majors, to strengthen their knowledge about the types of stories they want to tell.

The media & journalism major offers and requires a variety of foundational and skills courses to help prepare students to enter the “real world” of media. The blending of media law and media ethics with hands-on skills is inherent in the courses offered in this major. The digital and print media track is designed for students planning to work in digital-only news media, newspapers, magazines, newsletters, and news services (such as Associated Press), and their digital media (websites, social media, and mobile media).

The School of Communications & Media Technologies BA program provides a dynamic education of essential modern media skills including foundations in storytelling, broadcasting, journalism, and mobile platforms. Under the guidance of industry experts, students learn to shoot, edit, write, and host their own productions, and use the latest technologies to stream and broadcast them.

The media & journalism major offers and requires a variety of foundational and skills courses to help prepare students to enter the “real world” of media. The blending of media law and media ethics with hands-on skills is inherent in the courses offered in this major. The television, radio, and digital media track is designed for students planning to work in television (broadcast, cable, satellite, digital, mobile) and/or radio (broadcast, satellite, digital).

You’ll graduate as a qualified communication professional skilled in producing digital storytelling for client branding or news. Learn to effectively articulate your message and attract your audience’s attention. Create strategic content for clients, nonprofits, publishers, and agencies.

Express yourself as only you can. From the stage to the written word, effective communication can move, entertain, or inform an audience.

Gain the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in the growing world of communications with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Media Studies degree from Brenau University. In this program, you'll study with expert faculty who have real-world experience and learn to navigate one of today's top fields. Upon graduation, you will have learned marketable communications skills that will make you an ideal job candidate. Learn more and apply today

The concentration in Film, Media, and Culture helps students achieve success in a changing world of expression. The concentration builds on the study of film history and theory to engage students in the analysis of many different types of media, including graphic and digital texts. Classes focus on a cultural approach that examines how media shapes our ideas about the world around us.

Creative Media majors have something to say. Whether it be through a film, documentary, news, commercial, live sports broadcast, social media, or animation, Loras Creative Media students seek to bring their creative content to the world. Quite literally. Our students travel the globe creating films and reports, everywhere from the Caribbean to Europe to Asia. They consistently win more awards than any other college or university in Iowa by a large margin, and that’s why they are always in great demand by employers.

Students will learn to analyze, conceptualize and create video games and related components, such as animation, audio, non-linear stories, software interfaces, and user experience. All students complete courses in media theory, basic computer coding languages, visual art and design, and general education courses. They will choose an emphasis on visual design, audio design, narrative design, or a combination of the three. Culminating in a multi-disciplinary, year-long project, the degree will equip students with the skills, theoretical framework, and experience necessary to enter the gaming industry or pursue work in the related interactive media fields.

As a digital content creator, you can be at the forefront of modern digital marketing. The digital media landscape is rapidly and constantly changing. As a professional content creator, you will need more than just the ability to produce a single type of content; you will have to understand the how and why of using a variety of media platforms together and then having the skills to produce compelling content across the entire range of digital media ranging from video and podcasts to social media, email, and websites.

Students majoring in MMDC will stand at the intersection of academic worlds, borrowing from literature, history, mathematics, and computer science to develop skillsets and research methods that resonate in the future-forward workplace.

The cinema major at Binghamton works on honing a student’s analytical and production skills. The primary focus of this program is how technical skills are used in the creation of meaningful artworks. Upper-level classes such as Filmmaking and Digital Video-making help students craft their artistic voices and explore experimental modalities, while also gaining technical proficiency.

Journalism and media communication prepares students to become modern media practitioners, practiced in the art of storytelling across a variety of platforms and technologies. Students are able to put together a unique program suited to their future goals with an emphasis on journalism, video/TV, or radio.

The mission of the Mass Communication program is to prepare students to be proficient in communicating information and ideas through the utilization of media, to be qualified to hold positions in mass communication, and to gain admission to graduate and professional schools.